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Ribble Valley Borough Council

Housing and Council Tax Benefit

Overpayment

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When we give you too much benefit, we call it an 'overpayment'. If we give you too much benefit, we will send you a letter.

The letter we send you will tell you:

  • why we gave you too much benefit
  • how much the overpayment is
  • if you have to pay back the amount
  • how you can appeal if you think this is wrong

In most cases we will send you a revised Council Tax bill, and you will usually have to pay more Council Tax. 

  1. What is Housing and Council Tax Benefit?
  2. How is Housing and Council Tax Benefit calculated?
  3. How to claim
  4. Current claim
  5. What is Second Adult Rebate?
  6. What is a discretionary housing payment?
  7. When will my Benefit be paid?
  8. What happens if I am awarded benefit and I have a change in my circumstances?
  9. You are here: Overpayment
  10. Backdating
  11. Benefit Fraud
  12. What to do if you disagree with a decision
  13. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA)
  14. Local Housing Allowance (LHA)
  15. Information from the Department of Work & Pensions regarding changes to Housing Benefit from April 2011
  16. Housing Benefit Change for Some Single People
  17. Changes to the Benefit System as of April 2013